Top 5 MMORPGs on Android

Best ways to party online on Android

When you think of MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) you tend to picture a person sitting at a PC, headset on, tapping hotkeys for dear life.

However, though the PC remains the genre's spiritual home, MMOs have been popping up on Android devices with increasing regularity over the past year or so. What's more, several have overcome the perceived hardware and interface limitations of the smartphone form to attract a healthy - and satisfied - fanbase.

To discover the best ways to get your group-questing fix on the go, we headed into the uncharted wilderness of Google Play in search of the Top 5 MMORPGs on Android.

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Though The Infinite Black is still in beta, Whalesong Games has already conjured an impressively vast interstellar playground for wannabe traders - or pirates - to explore and conquer in this game. The studio is still open to suggestions, too, so fire some ideas across subspace and get involved.

Focusing on the bloodier side of vampire mythology (is there any other side?), Spacetime's 'Twilight for adults' title contains an expansive narrative and regular doses of real-time hack 'n' slash combat.

Though there are no prizes for guessing which world-beating MMORPG Gameloft is 'paying tribute' to here, this game does warrant an honourable mention in our Top 5. Derivative, sure, but its busy servers are a testament to its entertainment value.

With north of 5,000,000 downloads under its belt, Pocket Legends helped to raise the portcullis on the mobile MMO castle, proving that there are plenty of gamers willing to lead parties of brave warriors into battle from the comfort of their toilet seat.

Spacetime's 'Legend' series rockets towards the stars in this socially slanted sci-fi adventure. Though the game doesn't deviate much from the tried-and-tested formula, critics approve of its friends management system, which ensures you'll never be short of a blaster-equipped buddy ready to cover your back.